RoadSafe News

Urgent action needed to tackle deaths of pedestrians and cyclists Deaths of cyclists in the EU have fallen eight times more slowly than deaths of motor vehicle occupants since 2010, according to the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), authors of a new report.   Read more...
Strong UK Delegation to attend the Stockholm Conference UK will send a strong delegation to the conference and HRH Prince Michael of Kent will present The Commonwealth Road Safety Initiative  Read more...
Road Safety Grants Programme: Call for Proposals The Global Road Safety Partnership is pleased to announce the launch of the Round 16 Call for Proposals under the Road Safety Grants Programme.   Read more...
The Global Road Safety Facility and Total Foundation announce partnership Total Foundation has joined the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) as its newest donor partner.   Read more...
Oslo sees zero pedestrian and cyclist deaths in 2019. City data for the Norwegian capital, which has a population of about 673,000, show a dramatic reduction in traffic fatalities, from 41 deaths in 1975 to a single roadway death last year.   Read more...
UK news
Ageing and Safe Mobility: 21st Century Streets. The Ageing and Safe Mobility: 21st Century Streets conference will take place on the 7th April 2020 at the Chakrabati Lecture Theatre, Oxford Brookes University.  Read more...
The latest HSE report into fatal injuries in Great Britain. The latest HSE report into fatal injuries in Great Britain for the period 2018/19 provides headline numbers on workplace fatal injuries that were reported to enforcing authorities in 2018/19.   Read more...
Driving at work
DfBB launches improved Seven Step Process Good leaders recognise that effective management of people is central to the success of any organisation   Read more...
New resource available to reduce business risk A new free online gap analysis tool to help organisations and busineses to identify any areas in current management practices that could be improved is now available through the updated Driving for Better Business website.  Read more...
New safety guidance launched for gig economy couriers RoSPA has launched new guidance aimed at helping self-employed gig economy workers, such as couriers and taxi drivers, stay safe on the road.  Read more...
Urgent action is needed to reduce fatal and serious crashes at work. IAM RoadSmart says urgent action is needed to tackle the stagnation in the number of people killed or injured in collisions involving drivers working or travelling on business.  Read more...
Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV)
Conditions needed to make autonomous fleets safer Eamonn Turley, Content manager, Compare Fleet Insurance, comments on the conditions needed to make autonomous fleets safer.  Read more...
A CAV Roadmap for Scotland The CAV Roadmap set out a vision for how Scotland can be at the forefront of developments in the connected & autonomous vehicle industry.  Read more...
Conferences and events
Brake's Road To Vision Zero Conference Our Vision Zero Conference, for safe and healthy mobility, is on 17th June 2020 in London.  Read more...
2nd World Youth Assembly for Road Safety The 2nd World Youth Assembly will take place on the 18th February.  Read more...
National Road Safety Conference 2020. The 2020 National Road Safety Conference will take place at The Majestic Hotel in Harrogate on 10th -11th November.  Read more...
Cycle safety
Policy in Action: The Best Practice Guide. FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., the Global Alliance of NGOs for Road Safety, and the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF) are today publishing a best practice guide, aimed at supporting community and non-government organisations (NGOs) advocating for safer cycling in European cities.  Read more...
Safer vehicles
Differing forecasts make it imperative to be tyre safe for all conditions UK charity TyreSafe, states that preparation is key and by carrying out routine checks prior to setting off will help to reduce a driver’s chance of being involved in a tyre-related incident.  Read more...
Global NCAP awards TATA's Altroz five stars TATA's second five star car the Altroz, has been awarded five stars by global NCAP.  Read more...
Euro NCAP publishes its Best in Class for 2019. Euro NCAP has published its Best in Class for 2019.   Read more...
Rules introducing a major shift in standard vehicle safety enter into force. The revised General Safety Regulation has now entered into force .   Read more...
Safer roads
Basic Geometric Road Design Workshop The Australian Road Research Board 'Basic Geometric Road Design' will take place in Adelaide between the 10th -11th March 2020.  Read more...
Safer drivers
Tech not tests key to keeping older drivers safe With now more than 5 million older drivers in Britain, offering higher levels of intuitive in-car technology to older drivers is likely to be more helpful in keeping them safe on the road than any system of mass retesting.  Read more...
5 High Risk Driver Behaviours that contribute to work related crashes A large body of research demonstrates that the main contributor to work related road traffic crashes is the behaviour of individual drivers.  Read more...
Motorcycle safety
Pivotal Role of Powered Light Vehicles New report demonstrates the pivotal role the Powered Light Vehicles (PLVs), including motorcycles and scooters,  Read more...
Child safety
Report highlights key principles for improving traffic safety and mobility education. A new report by the European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), the Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge (VSV) and Fundación MAPFRE highlights 17 key principles for delivering effective road safety education in Europe.  Read more...
Alcohol and drugs
The European Transport Safety Council: Safe and Sober ANIA Foundation and the European Transport Safety Council intvite you to the Safe and Sober Talk “Alcohol Interlocks and the Fight against Drink-Driving” on the 5th of February in Rome, Italy.  Read more...
Forthcoming events
3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety – 19 February 2020 RoSPA Fleet and Road Safety Event 2020. – 27 February 2020 'Joining the Dots' National Analysts' Conference 2020 – 3 March 2020 Fleet News Awards – 11 March 2020 Ageing and Safe Mobility: 21st Century Streets. – 7 April 2020 Young Driver Focus 2020 – 19 May 2020 CIECA Congress 2020. – 4 June 2020 National Transport Research Awards 2020 – 20 November 2020